VlW, sarpanch held taking bribe in K’jhar
Keonjhar: Duryodhan Mohanta, VlW, Dumuria gram panchayat in Keonjhar district, and Adikanda Naik, Sarpanch, Dumuria GP, were arrested by Vigilance officers on Friday for demanding and accepting bribe of Rs3,000 from cintractor Pravakar Paida for preparation of the final bill of an Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) house. Paida had received work order for construction of the IAY house. After phase-wise completion, he had received Rs65,000. But after completion of the house, he was to receive the rest Rs10,000.
lightning: girl killed, 2 hurt in K’pada
Kendrapada: An 11-year- old girl died and two others a family sustained critical injuries as lighting struck them on Thursday at Napanga village under Badamulabasant panchayat under Pattamundai police station on June 11. The deceased was identified as AnkitaMallick(11) and the injured are Jayanti and Mona.
Girl charred to death in K’pada
Kendrapada: In a tragic incident on Friday morning, a 17-year-old girl was charred to death and a thatched house was completely burnt in an accidental fire at Bandhapada village on Kansar GP under the Sadar police limits. The girl, Archana Bhola, was daughter of Suresh Bhola.
Preparatory meet for Nabakalebar held
Phulbani: A preparatory meeting for the fast approaching Nabakalebar festival of lord Jagannath was held in Kandhamal under the chairmanship of district Collector Yamini Sadangi. All district-level officers, including ADM and DRDA PD, head of private organisations were present in the meeting. Jagannath temple secretary Harischandra Maharana briefed about the Nabakalebara and Rath Yatra festivals and the required amount of fund for the festivals. It was decided in the meeting that non-vegetarian shops would be closed and encroachments on footpaths will be cleared on June 6 for the festivals.
New SP joins at Jharsuguda
Jharsuguda: Umasankar Dash joined as the new Superintendent of Police (SP) of Jharsuguda district on Thursday. Joining the IPS in 2008, he has worked in similar capacities in the districts of Bargarh and Nuapada. Soon after taking charge, Das discussed the crime scenario of the district with his staff. Former SP S Shyni has been transferred to the police headquarters at Cuttack as DIG.
JSPl Barbil bags State Safety Awards
Bhubaneswar: The JSPl, Barbil unit bagged three awards in the State Safety Awards for 2011, 2012 and 2013, organised by the Directorate of Factories and Boilers here on Thursday. The Company was given the third award in the category of Government Award for Factories who worked more than 25 lakh man-hours during 2013 and Best Environment Management Award sponsored by National Safety Council, Odisha Chapter. Company vice-president VCS Rao and AGM (Safety) Hercules Jena received the award from Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick.